Demopolis vs Thomaston

A side-by-side comparison of Demopolis and Thomaston: population, income, housing, and more.

Demopolis and Thomaston are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Demopolis has the higher population (7,010 vs 421 in Thomaston). Thomaston has the higher median household income ($50,625 vs $41,457 in Demopolis). Demopolis has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $82,100 in Thomaston).

Population, income & housing

	Demopolis	Thomaston
Population	7,010	421
Median age	43.4 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,457	$50,625
Median home value	$198,900	$82,100
Median gross rent	$687	$1,150
Housing units	3,707	254
Homeownership rate	52.4%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Demopolis	Thomaston
Population	6,807 → 7,010 (+3.0%)	380 → 421 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$27,279 → $41,457 (+52.0%)	$38,125 → $50,625 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $198,900 (+69.4%)	$61,800 → $82,100 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$537 → $687 (+27.9%)	$932 → $1,150 (+23.4%)

Demopolis

Population

6,8077,010

Median household income

$27,279$41,457

Median home value

$117,400$198,900

Median gross rent

$537$687

Thomaston

Population

380421

Median household income

$38,125$50,625

Median home value

$61,800$82,100

Median gross rent

$932$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Demopolis	Thomaston
Under 5	4.8%	8.8%
5 to 17	16.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	2.6%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	18.3%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.6%
75 and over	8.5%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Demopolis	Thomaston
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	41.3%
Black or African American	45.5%	57.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Demopolis	Thomaston
No high school diploma	12.4%	9.8%
High school graduate	29.6%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Demopolis	Thomaston
Drove alone	86.1%	61.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	38.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Demopolis	Thomaston
1-unit, detached	65.3%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Demopolis	Thomaston
Poverty rate	26.5%	30.6%
Average household size	2.18	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1976	1968